# 2026-16271: FMC Yawns Through Ocean Intermediary Paperwork Renewal Request

2026-16271, Renewal of Agency Information Collections of Previously Approved Collections; Ocean Transportation Intermediaries; 3072-0018; 60-Day Public Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Maritime Commission published 2026-08-11, effective Comments must be submitted on or before October 13, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16271
- As of: 2026-08-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16271
- Title: Renewal of Agency Information Collections of Previously Approved Collections; Ocean Transportation Intermediaries; 3072-0018; 60-Day Public Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Maritime Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 51707
- Published: 2026-08-11
- Effective: Comments must be submitted on or before October 13, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-18

## In one line

FMC Yawns Through Ocean Intermediary Paperwork Renewal Request

## Summary

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on the information collection related to Licensing, Financial Responsibility Requirements and General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries and Related Forms. This notice announces a renewal of an existing collection and includes updates to the collection based on reduction in burden hours due to a new electronic platform and an increase in the number of entities required to respond.

## Effects PRIA read

- New electronic filing cuts data entry: benefit, low. If you apply for or maintain an Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) license, the Commission is moving to a new electronic platform using Microsoft Entra ID and ServiceNow so you can use modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) instead of legacy Internet Explorer. The system will auto-pop…
- More entities and recordkeeping increase burden: cost, medium. The Commission estimates a potential universe of 9,611 entities and 19,046 annual responses because of an increase in the number of OTIs and inclusion of Form FMC-65 submissions and recordkeeping requirements; total annual burden for all respondents is estimated at 6,286.51 person-hours. If you are…

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## Sources
- [2026-16271 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16271/renewal-of-agency-information-collections-of-previously-approved-collections-ocean-transportation)
- [2026-16271 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-11/pdf/2026-16271.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16271 (as of 2026-08-18).